Jones lost against Dr. Phillips back in November of 2020 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Jones Fightin' Tigers fell 79-71 to the Dr. Phillips Panthers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (70), the Fightin' Tigers still had to take the loss.
Jones' loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-8. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Dr. Phillips, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jones will be taking part in a tournament against Osceola at 7:00 p.m. on December 27th. As for Dr. Phillips, they will head out on the road to square off against Horizon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dr. Phillips is facing Horizon at the right time seeing as Horizon is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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